Barbara E. Powers
Professor, Director of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

Phone: 297-1285
Fax: 297-0320
Email: Barb.Powers@colostate.edu
Office: 304 Diagnostic Medicine Center
Lab: Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, VTH

Degrees

BS, Purdue University, 1977
DVM, Purdue University, 1979
MS, Purdue University, 1981
PhD, Colorado State University, 1986

Board Certifications

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists, Anatomic Pathology

Research Interests

Dr. Powers' research interests and specialties include surgical pathology, oncology, radiation pathology, orthopedic pathology and equine endometrial pathology.

Selected Publications

Pub Med for Powers BE.

Powers BE, Gillette EL, McChesney SL, LeCouteur RA, and Withrow SJ: Bone necrosis and tumor induction following experimental intraoperative irradiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 17:559-567, 1989.

Powers BE, Withrow SJ, Thrall DE, Straw RC, LaRue SM, Page RL, and Gillette EL: Percent tumor necrosis as a predictor of treatment response in canine osteosarcoma. Cancer 67:126-134, 1991.

Powers BE, Beck ER, Gillette EL, Gould DH, and LeCouter RA: Pathology of radiation injury to the canine spinal cord. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 23:539-549, 1992.

Powers BE: The pathology of neoplasia. In: Small animal clinical oncology. 2nd ed., Withrow SJ, MacEwen G, (eds) WB Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA, 4-15, 1995.

Powers BE, and Gillette EL: Effects of irradiation on the supportive tissues of the gastrointestinal tract. In: Radiation and Gut. Hendry JH, Potten CS, (eds) Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 211-229, 1995.

Powers BE, Thames HD, Gillette SM, Smith C, Beck ER, and Gillette EL: Volume effects in the irradiated canine spinal cord: Do they exist when the probability of injury is low? Radiother Oncol 46:297-306, 1998.

Powers, B.E., Thames, H.D., Gillette, E.L. Long term adverse effects of radiation inhibition of restenosis: radiation injury to the aorta and branch arteries in a canine model. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 45: 753-759, 1999.

Powers, B.E., Thames, H.D. Reply to the letter of Dr. Markus Alber. Radiother & Oncol. 51: 1-1, 1999.

Wander, K.W., Powers, B.E., Schwarz, P.D. Cartilage changes in dogs with surgically treated medial patellar luxations. Vet. Comp. Orthop. Traumatol. 12: 183-187, 1999.

Dernell, W.S., VanVechten, B.J., Straw, R.C., LaRue, S.M., Powers, B.E., Withrow, S.J. Outcome following treatment of vertebral tumors in 20 dogs (1986-1995). J. Am. Anim. Hosp. Assoc. 36: 245-251, 2000.

Lana, S.E., Ogilvie, G.K., Hansen, R.A., Powers, B.E., Dernell, W.S., Withrow, S.J. Identificaton of matrix metalloproteinases in canine neoplastic tissue. Am. J. Vet. Res. 61: 111-114, 2000.

Wander, K.W., Schwarz, P.D., James, S.P., Powers, B.E., Taylor, B., Wimsatt, J.H. Fracture healing after stabilization with intramedullary xenograft cortical bone pins: a study in pigeons. Vet Surg. 29: 237-244, 2000.

Leibman, N.F., Lana, S.E., Hansen. R.A., Powers, B.E., Fettman, M.J., Withrow, S.J., Ogilvie, G.K., Identification of matrix metalloproteinases in canine cutaneous mast cell tumors. J. Vet. Intern. Med. 14: 583-586, 2000.

Kawcak, C.E., Trotter, G.W., Powers, B.E., Park, R.D., Turner, A.S. Comparison of bone healing by demineralized bone matrix and autogenous cancellous bone in horses. Vet. Surg. 29: 218-226, 2000.

Leibman, N., Kuntz, C., Steyn, P., Fettman, M., Powers, B., Withrow, S., Dernell, W. The measurement of the proximal extent of canine osteosarcoma of the distal radius using radiography, nuclear scintigraphy and histopathology. Vet. Surg, In press, 2000.

Ferreira, S.D., Dernell, W.S., Powers, B.E., Schochet, R.A., Kuntz, C.A., Withrow, S.J., Wilkins, R.M. Effecgts of gas plasma sterilization on demineralized bone matris. Clin. Orthop. Rel. Res. In press, 2000.

Bregazzi, V.S., Dernell, W.S., Huber, D.J., schochet, R., Lafferty, M.,Powers, B.E., Ogilivie, G.K., Withrow, S.J., Manning, M.C. Intracavitary slow release paclitaxel polymer in a rodent model of mammary carcinoma. J. Bioact. Compat. Polymer. In Press, 2000

Sequin, B., Leibman, N.F., Bregazzi, V.S., Ogilivie, G.K., Powers, B.E., Dernell, W.S., Fettman, M.J., Withrow, S.J. Clinical outcome of grade 2 mast cell tumors treated with surgery alone in dogs: 55 cases (1996-1999). Submittedd, J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc., 2000.

Maguire, P.D., Samulski, T.V., Prosnitz, L.R., Jones, E.L., Rosner, G.L., Powers, B.E., Layfield, L.W., Brizel, D.M., Scully, S.P., Harrelson, J.M., Dewhirst, M.W. A Phase II trial testing the thermal dose parameter Cem43oT90 as a predictor of response in soft tissue sarcomas treated with preoperative thermoradiotherapy. Int. J Hyperthermia, 2000.